Kashipur
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| Kashipur | |
  Kashipur
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| State - District(s) |
Uttaranchal - Udham Singh Nagar |
| Coordinates | |
| Area - Elevation |
5.46 km² - 500 m |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Population (2001) - Density |
92,978 - |
Kashipur is a city and a municipal board in Udham Singh Nagar District in the Indian state of Uttaranchal.
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[edit] History
Kashipur was known as Govishan during the time of Harsha (606-647 AD), when Yuan-Chwang (631-641 AD) visited this region. The ruins of the large settlement of those days are still to be seen near the city. Kashipur is named after Kashinath Adhikari, the founder of the township and one of the officers of the Chand rulers of Kumaon in the middle age.
Poet Gumani has written a poem on this town. Girital and Drona sagar are well known spots and are associated with the story of the Pandavas. The Chaiti mela is the best known fair of Kashipur. Today Kashipur is an important industrial township. In autumn (after monsoon) one can see the snowclad peaks of Trishul and its surroundings.
[edit] Places of interest
[edit] Chaiti Temple
At a distance of 2.5 km from Kashipur bus stand on the Kashipur-Bajpur route, is situated the widely known temple of Chaiti Devi, Every year in the month of March during 'Navratras' a grand fair is held here and hundreds of thousands of pilgrims come here to worship the Goddess from various places.
[edit] Moteswar Temple
At a distance of 2.0 km from Kashipur bus stand on the same above root, is situated the well known temple of Moteswar Mahadev, every year on the occasion of 'Sivratri' thousands of pilgrims, called 'Kanwariye', come here and offer the 'Kanwar' to God.
[edit] Giri Sarovar
This enchanting lake is situated at a distance of 2 km from Kashipur bus stand on the Kashipur–Ramnagar route and is an ideal picnic spot. A tourist rest house and private hotels are available for night stay.
[edit] Accessibility
The nearest Airport is 72 km away at Pant nagar. Kashipur is well connected to Ramnagar, Kathgodam, Moradabad, Bareilly, Lucknow and Delhi by rail network. Kashipur is well connected by road with all the major cities of the state and region.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kashipur had a population of 92,978. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Kashipur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 73%, and female literacy is 62%. In Kashipur, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age. Languages spoken are Punjabi, Hindi and English.
